PRICE AND TRIP A WAY TOUR
UBUD
BARONG DANCE-UBUD PELACE -UBUD MARKET-MAS( WOOD CRAFT)-TEGALALANG-ELEPHANT CAVE-TIRTA EMPUL-.
CAR INCLHUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY AN 8HOURS,(OFFER TIME ;$5/HOURS)
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $35
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
UBUD
BARONG DANCE-TEGALALANG-GUNUNG KAWI-TIRTA EMPUL-COFFE PLANTATION-KINTAMANI.
CAR INCLHUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER), ONE DAY AN 8 HOURS,(OFFER TIME ;$5/HOURS)
PRSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $35
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
KUTA
NUSA DUA AREA-TANJUNG BENOA(WATER SPORT)-BALANGAN BEACH-BLUE POINT-ULUWATU(KECAK FIRE DANCE)-JIMBARAN(SUNSET /DINNER).
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(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER)ONE DAY AN8HOURS,(OFFER TIME ;$5/HOURS)
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $35
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
KUTA
KUTA BEACH-GWK(CULTURE PARCK)TANJUNG BENOA-PANDAWA BEACH-ULUWATU TAMPLE- JIMBARAN(SUNSET/DINNER)
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(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER)ONE DAY AN8HOURS,(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS).
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $35
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
KLUNGKUNG/BANGLI
BARONG DANCE-BET CAVE TAMPLE- KERTA GOSA-PANGELIPURAN VILLAGE-KEHEN TAMPLE-BESAKIH TAMPLE.
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(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY AN 8 HOURS,(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS).
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $40
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
TABANAN
TANAH LOT TAMPLE- BEDUGUL(BRATAN TAMPLE,BRATAN LAKE)STROBRRY STOP-BEDUGUL MARCKET-JATILUWIH-BATUKARU TAMPLE-BUTTERFLEY PARK-KEBUN RAYA(BHOTTONIC GARDENT).
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(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY AN 8 HOURS,(OFER TIME;$5/HOURS).
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $55
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $70
LOVINA
KINTAMANI (BATUR VOLCANO,LAKE BATUR)-BATUR TAMPLE-COFFE PLANTATION-TIRTA EMPUL TAMPLE-GUNUNG KAWI TAMPLE-TEGAL LALANG.
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(GAS, PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY AN8HOURS,(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS).
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $40
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $50
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $70
LOVINA
TANAH LOT TAMPLE-BEDUGUL(BRATAN TAMPLE,BRATAN LAKE, (TAMBLINGAN LAKE AND BUYAN LAKE>TWIN)- STROBERRY STOP-BEDUGUL MARKET –JATILUWIH.
CAR INCLUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY AN8HOURS,(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS).
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $50
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $70
LOVINA
SEE DOLPHIN-TULAMBEN(DIVE)-AMED(SNORCKLING)-CANDI DASA-TENGANAN BALI AGE-TIRTA GANGGA- BET CAVE TAMPLE.
CAR INCLUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY AN8HOURS(OFFER TIME ;$5/HOURS)
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $55
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $65
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $75
SIDEMEN
BESAKIH TAMPLE-COFFE PLANTATION-KEHEN TAMPLE-KERTA GOSA-PANGELIPURAN.
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⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $55
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
DENPASAR
TOHPATI (BATIK COLECTION)-BATUBULAN(CRAFT STONE ,BARONG DANCE)-MAS(WOOD CRAFT)-RENON(MUSIUM BAJRA SANDI)-DENPASR CITY.
CAR INCLUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY AN8HOURS(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS.
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $40
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
KLUNGKUNG
KERTA GOSA-BET CAVE TAMPLE-TAMAN UJUNG-KLUNGKUNG MARCKET-TIYINGAN VILLAGE-KAMASAN VILLAGE.
CAR INCLUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER)ONE DAY 8HOURS(OFFER TIME ;$5/HOURS.
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $50
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $65
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $75
NUSA DUA
TANJUNG BENOA(WATER SPORT)-PANDAWA BEACH-GWK(CULTURE PARCK)-ULUWATU TAMPLE-JIMBARAN BEACH(SUNSET/DINNER).
CAR INCLUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER)ONE DAY8HOURS(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS.
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $35
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
NUSA DUA
BARONG DANCE BALINICE-TANAH LOT TAMPLE-KUTA BEACH-ULUWATU TAMPLE-JIMBARAN BEACH(SUNSET DINNER).
CAR INCLUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER) ONE DAY 8 HOURS.(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS.
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $35
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $45
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $55
NUSA DUA
TANJUNG BENOA(WATER SPORT)- NUSA DUA BEACH-BALANGAN BEACH-PADANG PADANG” BEACH- BLUE POINT -NYANGNYANG BEACH-ULUWATU TAMPLE.
CAR INCLUDE
(GAS,PARCKING,LUNCH DRIVER)ONE DAY 8 HOURS,(OFFER TIME;$5/HOURS.
PERSONT ADHULT
⇨ 2 UNTIL 4 = $40
⇨ 2 UNTIL 8 = $50
⇨ 2 UNTIL 12 = $65
CONTACT
Name:
PANDE NYOMAN TIRTA
Address:
Br. Lk. Klod Kangen Beng, Gianyar Bali Indonesia
Phone:
+6281239172984
Email:
tt_tirtatransport@yahoo.com
pandenyomantirta@gmail.com
QQ Messenger :
2210055194@qq.com
Office:
Jl. Tukad Pakerisan No. 8-X Gg. Sendrawasih VIII Denpasar - Bali
GUNUNG AND DANAU BATUR
Gunung Batur is an active volcano situated in the
middle of a massive caldera about 1000m above sea level with a history
of regular eruptions: at least 20 have occurred since the 1800s.
The caldera, located 60km from Denpasar and close to due north of Ubud, is approximately 10km across and is the remainder of a massive volcano that reputedly exploded some 30,000 years ago. Inside the caldera today is large Danau Batur, which measures 7.5km by 2.5km, and the impressive Gunung Batur, which rises 700m above the level of the lake.
From the caldera rim around Kintamani and Penelokan, the views of Gunung Batur and Danau Batur are fantastic, with towns inside the caldera visible as well as old lava flows which to this day are mined for use in the construction industry.
Inside the caldera are three towns that most visitors will either visit or seek accommodation in: Kedisan, the first town upon entry into the caldera from the rim at Penelokan, Toya Bungkah, the most popular town for those wishing to spend the night in the caldera, and Trunyan, a village famed for its unique method of dealing with the bodies of the dead.
The guesthouses and homestays around Gunung Batur are mostly on the budget end of things and the food scene in the caldera is likewise no-frills, with most guesthouses having an attached restaurant and a small variety of warungs serving local foods.
Upon descent into the caldera, it is common for local people to follow visitors to try and influence them to stay in certain hotels, buy artwork and arrange trekking. While this is an annoyance, the best approach is to politely decline the offer and proceed to your chosen destination. The same hard-sell mentality pervades at various points inside the caldera, such as when choosing to visit Trunyan or visiting the Guide Association office, and this is perhaps why the whole area has a rather negative reputation.
The highlights of the caldera are climbing Gunung Batur and viewing the cemetery at Trunyan. Both can be done in the same day, meaning only a short stay in the area is required.
The guides of Gunung Batur have formed an exclusive association, the HPPGB, which effectively runs a cartel on the provision of guiding services to tourists. The cartel ensures that everyone shares in the revenue generated by tourists and that operators from outside the local area don't exploit the mountain without remunerating the local people.
The caldera, located 60km from Denpasar and close to due north of Ubud, is approximately 10km across and is the remainder of a massive volcano that reputedly exploded some 30,000 years ago. Inside the caldera today is large Danau Batur, which measures 7.5km by 2.5km, and the impressive Gunung Batur, which rises 700m above the level of the lake.
From the caldera rim around Kintamani and Penelokan, the views of Gunung Batur and Danau Batur are fantastic, with towns inside the caldera visible as well as old lava flows which to this day are mined for use in the construction industry.
Inside the caldera are three towns that most visitors will either visit or seek accommodation in: Kedisan, the first town upon entry into the caldera from the rim at Penelokan, Toya Bungkah, the most popular town for those wishing to spend the night in the caldera, and Trunyan, a village famed for its unique method of dealing with the bodies of the dead.
The guesthouses and homestays around Gunung Batur are mostly on the budget end of things and the food scene in the caldera is likewise no-frills, with most guesthouses having an attached restaurant and a small variety of warungs serving local foods.
Upon descent into the caldera, it is common for local people to follow visitors to try and influence them to stay in certain hotels, buy artwork and arrange trekking. While this is an annoyance, the best approach is to politely decline the offer and proceed to your chosen destination. The same hard-sell mentality pervades at various points inside the caldera, such as when choosing to visit Trunyan or visiting the Guide Association office, and this is perhaps why the whole area has a rather negative reputation.
The highlights of the caldera are climbing Gunung Batur and viewing the cemetery at Trunyan. Both can be done in the same day, meaning only a short stay in the area is required.
The guides of Gunung Batur have formed an exclusive association, the HPPGB, which effectively runs a cartel on the provision of guiding services to tourists. The cartel ensures that everyone shares in the revenue generated by tourists and that operators from outside the local area don't exploit the mountain without remunerating the local people.
The problem for tourists is that the cartel keeps prices artificially high to the point where the trek is an expensive excursion for most backpackers, despite local wages being low. The guide association maintains a fixed price policy on the surface, but is in fact open to negotiation (though it will insist that you don't mention this to others).
The HPPGB has an exclusive license with the government to provide guides for the mountain and they are able to forbid anyone from climbing the mountain without a guide. On this basis, and more importantly, for you own safety, we suggest you use one of the cartel guides — the typical Western view that the natural environment is free to explore for everyone does not apply here.
Orientation
There are ATMs in the vicinity, and internet is not widely available, although you may have some luck accessing some of the guesthouses' private connections. Medical help in these parts is very rudimentary and it is best to make the journey to Singaraja if you are injured.
LEMBONGAN ISLAND
Nusa Lembongan is an island located southeast of Bali, Indonesia at 8°40.906′S 115°27.067′E. This island group in turn is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Administratively, the island is part of a subdistrict of Klungkung regency. Nusa Lembongan is one of three small offshore islands which make up a sub-regency of Klungkung, the others being: Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan.
Nusa Lembongan is the only one of the three islands within the
sub-regency to have any tourist infrastructure and is a popular side
destination for visitors to Bali.
Nusa Lembongan is approximately 8 square kilometres in size with a permanent population estimated at 5,000. Twelve kilometres of the Badung Strait separates Nusa Lembongan from Bali Island. The island is surrounded by coral reefs with white sand beaches and low limestone cliffs. Nusa Lembongan is separated from Nusa Cenignan
by a shallow estuarine channel which is difficult to navigate at low
tide. There is a suspension bridge linking Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan and this takes foot and motorbike traffic only. There are no permanent waterways on Nusa Lembongan.
There are three main villages on the island. Jungut Batu and Mushroom
Bay are the centres of the tourist-based industry and activities on the
island whilst much of the permanent local population resides in Lembongan Village.
To the east, the Lombok Strait separates the three islands from Lombok, and marks the biogeographical division between the fauna of the Indomalayan ecozone and the distinctly different fauna of Australasia. The transition is known as the Wallace Line, named after Alfred Russel Wallace, who first proposed a transition zone between these two major biomes.
The north-eastern side of the island is flanked by a relatively large area of mangroves totalling some 212 hectares.
The economy is largely tourism-based and Nusa Lembongan is the only one
of the three neighbouring islands to have any significant tourism-based
infrastructure. There is also subsistence agriculture and fishing on the island and a seaweed farming micro-industry.
Marine conservation is considered extremely important to sustaining
future levels of tourism on the island and in February 2009, a local NGO
from Nusa Lembongan, facilitated by The Nature Conservancy Coral
Triangle Center, opened a community centre on Nusa Lembongan. The waters
around Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida have at least 247 species of coral and 562 species of reef fish.
Other conservation initiatives include a release programme of critically endangered Olive Ridley Turtles from Sunset Beach on the south western coast.
PEMUTERAN
Pemuteran is a perfect place for relaxing
out from the daily of busy activities and the area is free from the
aggressive saler which you will fine in another tourist object in Bali.
This peaceful place is ideal for natural
excursion activities such as trekking at the National Park, Swimming,
Snorkeling, Diving or explore the sacred of the big Temples surrounding
the area such as Melanting, Kerta Kawat, Pulaki, Pabean and Pemuteran
Temple.
Pemuteran is also home to the largest
artificial Biorock reef project in the world. Pemuteran community
declared that the reefs are protected no-fishing zones, for eco-tourism
use only. Local fishermen banned bomb and cyanide reef fishing in
Pemuteran Bay to preserve the beauty of the reefs, there is a real
spirit of marine conservation effort in this area.
Biorock
More then fifty-six Biorock coral nursery
structures have been installed since June 2000 in Pemuteran Village.
With a total length of 300 metres situated in an area of 2 hectares, this is the largest Biorock coral reef nursery and restoration project worldwide.
These structures are located in an area
parallel to the shore, about 50-100 metres from the coastline, in waters
ranging from about 3 to 7 metres deep. They are roughly lined up,
forming a natural snorkelling and diving trail. The Biorock Centre is in
charge of maintaining the structures, he is the guardian of the reef,
go by and have a talk with him. He will inform you on the status of
different projects. For more information please have a look at the
Biorock tab.
Bali Barat National Park
The West Bali National Park, established in
1941, covers 77,000 hectares of wooded slopes, savannah, rainforest,
monsoon forest, mangrove swamp and coastal flats, and is the only
remaining natural habitat of the endangered jalak putih, the Bali Starling (Leucopsar
rothschildi). It is also home to 200 species of plant, rusa deer,
kancil, barking deer, long-tailed macaques, civets, monkeys, wild boars,
and the last of the island’s wild banteng from which the deer-like
Balinese cattle are descended. It was here that the last known Bali
tiger shot and killed in 1937.
Within
the boundaries of the reserve are 7,000 hectares of coral reefs and
coastal waters, mainly around Cape Prapat Agung between Teluk Terima and
Gilimanuk, together with several sanctuary islands for sea birds in the
bay near Gilimanuk. Probably best known and most visited are the
excellent coral reefs surrounding Pulau Menjangan,
this area teems with a spectacular marine life including brightly
coloured parrot fish, yellow back fusiliers, powder-blue surgeon fish,
damsel fish, puffer fish, unicorn fish, barracuda and silvery jacks.
Extensive reefs also surround the mainland, and both sea and shore birds
are abundant, the most conspicuous being brown boobies and lesser
frigate birds. Two species of tern nest in large numbers on the
sandbanks at the entrance of Teluk Lumpur (Mud Bay) while the boobies
and frigates roost on Pulau Burung further to the east. Hawksbill
turtles and 10-meter-long toothless whale sharks have also been sighted
along the reserve’s north coast, and whales and dolphins migrate via
Selat Bali between Java and Bali.
The Park’s profuse and beautiful bird life
boasts over 250 different species and is the only place where the Bali
Starling (also known as Rothschild’s Mynah) can be found in the wild.
Extremely rare, this is the only surviving bird endemic to Bali, and is
one of the world’s most endangered species. It is a striking snow-white
in colour and averages 23 centimetres in length, featuring black
wingtips and tail, silky feathers, and brilliant blue rings around its
eyes; not to be confused with the black-winged starling which has black
wings and tail. If all was well, it would be living in groups of two or
three in the acacia scrub and dry monsoon forests on the north coast of
Cape Prapat Agung; however, few visitors to Bali will ever see this
beautiful bird in its natural environment. The starling breeds readily
in captivity, and is greatly valued as a caged bird, with an estimated
3000 in zoos and private collections overseas, but in Bali it is
bordering on extinction with less than a dozen remaining in the wild.
The internationally supported Bali Starling
Project is attempting to rebuild the population by re-introducing
captive birds to the wild. At the Bali Starling Pre-Release Centre,
formerly caged birds are acquainted with the food sources of the natural
environment and encouraged to nest in native trees before being
released around the National Park. But sadly this is proving difficult
and many attempts have been unsuccessful. The starlings are constantly
disadvantaged by a reduced habitat caused by development and are often
killed by predatory falcons; although the main problem is that poachers
are re-capturing them as fast as they can be released and selling them
for profit. This is an economic issue and, with precious few resources,
the government has not been able to enforce the laws to protect the
bird. The park is also faced with other difficulties; much of the
vegetation has been cut and some of the coral reef has also been
destroyed.
Despite
the problems, however, the reserve is still a wonderful place to visit
and offers exceptional walking and magnificent panoramas. The region is
watered by clear streams and traversed by trails, it is more like a
forest than a jungle, and a typical walk takes about five hours. The
routes are often steep but relatively easy, although some areas are
cross-country with no footpaths and, at times, it is necessary to crawl
through undergrowth and use paths frequented by wild ox and deer. The
birdlife is spectacular and the sound of their song is magical. The best
time to see the wildlife is early or late in the day. Because this area
is protected, no tree-felling, firewood collecting, fishing, or coral
collecting is allowed. Whilst it is possible to visit the Bali Starling
Pre-Release Centre for much of the year, the areas of the park where the
birds are most likely to be seen are not open to the public.
Visitors to the West Bali National Park
must have a permit, and must be accompanied by a guide. Arrangements for
one-day permits and guides can be made at the park headquarters in
Cekik and the ranger station at Labuhan Lalang, as well as the
Department of Forestry (PHPA) office in Denpasar.
MENJANGAN ISLAND
Menjangan Island is located in the National Bali Barat (National
Park), 40 minutes by boat from Labuan Lalang depending on sea
conditions, Menjangan is one of the best known dive locations in Bali.
A large island, roughly 2km in length by just over half a kilometer
in width. Menjangan Island holds more than a dozen recognized sites,
ranging from sheer drop offs to 60+mtrs, small caves, sandy slopes and a
beautiful blue green lagoon with some very nice resident ghost
pipefish. With being located so close to the straits between Bali &
Java, deep water pelagic are a regular occurrence.
During the rainy season is the best time to have a chance to see
manta and the baby (±7mtr) whaleshark, but these like everything, cannot
be guaranteed. However bigger fish are the norm at Menjangan, turtle,
napoleon, grouper, big barracuda and shark are all regular sightings.
But don’t be surprised if you’re shown the little things as well.
Menjangan Island also has its own little wreck known as Anchor Wreck
named because of the anchor located in 5mtrs of water at the top of the
reef.
Usual Marine Life: Snapper, Batfish, Sweetlips, Angelfish and Fusiliers.
Unusual Marine Life: Frog fish, Pipefish, many interesting Nudibranch, Scorpion fish, Lion fish, leaf scorpions, crocodile fish and Cuttlefish.
Occasional Marine Life: dolphin, whale shark, mantarays, giant barracuda, Napoleon, potato cod
Post III left Side, Coral Garden
Slight to Moderate current
Long jetty to the renovated temples of Menjangan Island. White sands with some many coral formations and loads of fish small fish life
Description: Similar to Sandy slope and Peti Reef only at this point things start to get steeper and deeper. Post III also offers a long jetty and a path leading in land to the renovated temples at the back of Menjangan. A good place for a break but doesn’t offer any beach to speak of. If going to the temple always observe the cover up rules, wrapping a towel around you is enough. But always check if it’s ok to enter, if your not sure take photos from outside.
Slight to Moderate current
Long jetty to the renovated temples of Menjangan Island. White sands with some many coral formations and loads of fish small fish life
Description: Similar to Sandy slope and Peti Reef only at this point things start to get steeper and deeper. Post III also offers a long jetty and a path leading in land to the renovated temples at the back of Menjangan. A good place for a break but doesn’t offer any beach to speak of. If going to the temple always observe the cover up rules, wrapping a towel around you is enough. But always check if it’s ok to enter, if your not sure take photos from outside.
Snorkelling here is also excellent and it makes an excellent
alternative to post II when the wind picks up in the summer, as the
island offers a lot of shelter.
Post III right side
Slight to Moderate current
Long jetty to the renovated temples of Menjangan Island. White sands with some many coral formations and loads of fish small fish life Menjangan.
Slight to Moderate current
Long jetty to the renovated temples of Menjangan Island. White sands with some many coral formations and loads of fish small fish life Menjangan.
Description: Heading off in the opposite direction to Coral Garden
this site offers shear drop offs going all the way round to Post II
(Belok Kiri). This vertical wall offers many cubby holes for things to
hide in. The wall is a little way out from the island like most of the
diving around Menjangan and tops off at the 5mtr mark, where it slopes
gently in to the island. These shallow around to the Bat Caves are also
home to Triggerfish in the breeding season, which usually starts at the
beginning of the rainy season. They lay their eggs here and get very
territorial. During the rest of the year they don’t bother you around
here, Triggerfish Alley towards the west end of the island is a
different story.
Eel Garden
Slight to Strong current
Steep Wall, one of the better dive sites around Menjangan Island. Beside many small marine life also Pygmy Seahorse’s. Big fish like Sharks, Trevally, Napoleons, grouper like to hang out in the channel.
Slight to Strong current
Steep Wall, one of the better dive sites around Menjangan Island. Beside many small marine life also Pygmy Seahorse’s. Big fish like Sharks, Trevally, Napoleons, grouper like to hang out in the channel.
On the outer north of the Menjangan Blue Lagoon is the start of the
Eel Garden Dive. Running along a steep wall dropping into open Ocean
this can be one of the nicest dives around Menjangan. As you head along
the wall towards the channel, the top of the reef gently slopes down to
meet you while you drift along and into the channel. Strong currents are
prevalent here making it a good hangout for big fish, Grouper,
Napoleon, large shoals of Trevally and Shark all like to hang around
this area when the current is running. As the reef comes down to meet
you at 20+mtrs you have two choices. You can either turn in and left,
which will bring you into Blue Lagoon or continue on into the Eel Garden
itself. Left is where we usually find the Pygmy Seahorse’s, following a
coral slope on your left side, the right side disappears into a long
sandy plateau as you move on into the Lagoon you will have to run the
gauntlet of triggerfish alley. A sandy valley populated by titan and
yellow margin triggerfish. You have been warned.
Continuing along the wall as the sand comes to meet you, brings you
to a small coral mound that swings round to a sand ridge. This ridge is
the garden itself, home to hundreds of garden eels that all rise up to
greet the current. This is the entrance to the channel between Menjangan
and Bali; this is where you’ll find the bigger fish when the current is
running. Swimming up the ridge brings you to 16mtrs and midway up a
small hill populated by many corals, fish and shrimp. Take the right
side your going through the channel itself, left will take you around
the outer edge of the lagoon. If you come to the top of this small hill
you’ll find a beautiful coral garden, which if the currents are running
too strong is where you may end up hiding till its time for safety
stops.
On good days you drift around the hill and on into the Aquarium,
which is the only way to describe this place. White sandy channels
running through clumps of corals, soft, hard, fans, tables, sponges and
fish galore. All in the 12mtr range.
Menjangan Blue Lagoon
Current: Nothing to Slight within Lagoon area
Brief: Sandy area with some single coral patches. Perfect place for macro photography.
Description: This horse shoe lagoon offers a safe haven when the currents are running too strong. Shallow sandy bottom, maxing out at about 16mtrs, this often underestimated site is a great little dive especially for critters. The whole inside curve offers mixed coral hiding places for Pipefish, Ghost pipefish, Robust ghost pipefish and Stonefish. Inside the lagoon are some pretty coral heads with large shoaling groups of fusiliers, damsels and glass fish, which bring in the hunters. There is a beautiful variety of Lionfish in this local, feathered, winged and half winged.
Current: Nothing to Slight within Lagoon area
Brief: Sandy area with some single coral patches. Perfect place for macro photography.
Description: This horse shoe lagoon offers a safe haven when the currents are running too strong. Shallow sandy bottom, maxing out at about 16mtrs, this often underestimated site is a great little dive especially for critters. The whole inside curve offers mixed coral hiding places for Pipefish, Ghost pipefish, Robust ghost pipefish and Stonefish. Inside the lagoon are some pretty coral heads with large shoaling groups of fusiliers, damsels and glass fish, which bring in the hunters. There is a beautiful variety of Lionfish in this local, feathered, winged and half winged.
Post I
Slight to Moderate current
Brief: Sandy bottom, sloping from 16-18 m
Description: Here is the main warden station with jetty, one of only three points where you can actually get ashore. Not the best location on the island for diving having a sandy bottom sloping from 16-18mtrs down into the deep. Generally this location is good for breaks and snorkelling having coral running east towards the mangrove with lots of small fish. West heads towards the channel between Menjangan Island and Bali, strong currents can run through there (see Eel Garden & Lagoon). Though this area is mainly sand with small areas of coral until it reaches the channel. Drifting out of the Eel Garden into this area has occasionally offered the chance of Manta during the Rainy season (Dec – Mar)
Slight to Moderate current
Brief: Sandy bottom, sloping from 16-18 m
Description: Here is the main warden station with jetty, one of only three points where you can actually get ashore. Not the best location on the island for diving having a sandy bottom sloping from 16-18mtrs down into the deep. Generally this location is good for breaks and snorkelling having coral running east towards the mangrove with lots of small fish. West heads towards the channel between Menjangan Island and Bali, strong currents can run through there (see Eel Garden & Lagoon). Though this area is mainly sand with small areas of coral until it reaches the channel. Drifting out of the Eel Garden into this area has occasionally offered the chance of Manta during the Rainy season (Dec – Mar)
Anchor Wreck
Slight to Moderate current
Brief: Drift dive, the top reef starts in 5 m depth, the wreck itself is situated in 30 to 40 m depth, Beautiful slopes and walls, Excellent coral cover, many fish, turtle, shark and critters Perfect for Marco Photography
Slight to Moderate current
Brief: Drift dive, the top reef starts in 5 m depth, the wreck itself is situated in 30 to 40 m depth, Beautiful slopes and walls, Excellent coral cover, many fish, turtle, shark and critters Perfect for Marco Photography
Description: The back of Menjangan Island from here till Post III is
all very similar. Looking out towards Java and the tip of Bali it offers
a beautiful variety of steep slope and wall. All dropping into the blue
and backed by open Bali Sea. Excellent coral cover, many fish, turtle,
shark and critters. Everything you’d expect of a coral reef in a
tropical paradise. Currents generally run along the back here in one
direction or the over, the dive always takes the easy route getting
picked up at the end. Currents can run strong here and like most drift
dives you should stay close to the reef and watch your depths. In the
summer the back of the island is also the best place to get out of the
winds that come up from the south and make for choppy/rough conditions
in the afternoons. This is common July through August till mid
September.
The site itself is named after the anchor sitting in 5mtrs of water
at the top of the reef, this is the starting point for three dives
depending on which way the current is running or if you want to look at
the wreck itself. Anchor wreck seems to be an unknown 19th century
trading vessel, possibly a slaver that ran into trouble and anchored at
Menjangan Island for protection and promptly sank. Following the anchor
chain down brings you to a mast at about the 30mtr mark and continues
bows to stern out to sea. The far end lies in 46mtrs of water, not for
the faint hearted or ill experienced. It is never the less an
interesting one off, sharks inhabit the lower reaches and are often
seen. The contents of the wreck are copper sheeting and bottles of Arak
by the look of it. Most of the bottles are gone now, taken by guides or
guests. This is unfortunately the problem at many wreck sites throughout
the world. Better to take only pictures and leave only bubbles, as the
saying goes. So the rest of us can enjoy diving here in the future.
Bat Caves
Slight to strong current
Brief: Wall / drop off
Description: A shear drop off, this great wall offers some hairy drift diving when the current is running. Though possible to start here, most divers start at Post II, doing Belok Kanan and drifting round the island. A good place for shark and other big fish. Bat Caves get there name from the above water caves running along the east side of the island, which are home to hundreds of Bats. These caves are shallow and accessible via snorkelling. Make sure the boat is at hand as the caves are out of site of both Post II & III.
Slight to strong current
Brief: Wall / drop off
Description: A shear drop off, this great wall offers some hairy drift diving when the current is running. Though possible to start here, most divers start at Post II, doing Belok Kanan and drifting round the island. A good place for shark and other big fish. Bat Caves get there name from the above water caves running along the east side of the island, which are home to hundreds of Bats. These caves are shallow and accessible via snorkelling. Make sure the boat is at hand as the caves are out of site of both Post II & III.
Post II Belok Kiri
Slight to strong current
Brief: Scenic Wall with steep sided gullies and small caves. Beside usual marine life, barracudas, grouper and snapper, Sometimes manta rays and whale sharks can be seen here.
Description: Turn Left (Belok Kiri:) and you start the Caves. This is a very scenic wall, going in and out, with steep sided gullies plus small caves. The wall runs deep on this side of the island, Manta and Whale Shark have been seen here in the rainy season. But the later isn’t a common sighting in these waters. Big Barracuda hang out here, surgeons, snapper, grouper all hiding in the many crevasses an over hangs. With the sun behind, the wall takes on a surreal property with cathedral like caves.
It also offers some of the good snorkelling, as guests can follow the edge of the drop off catching bubbles, enjoying the abundant marine life and vibrant corals.
Sometimes during the dry season (July-Sept) this area can become inaccessible due to strong wind coming from the south.
Slight to strong current
Brief: Scenic Wall with steep sided gullies and small caves. Beside usual marine life, barracudas, grouper and snapper, Sometimes manta rays and whale sharks can be seen here.
Description: Turn Left (Belok Kiri:) and you start the Caves. This is a very scenic wall, going in and out, with steep sided gullies plus small caves. The wall runs deep on this side of the island, Manta and Whale Shark have been seen here in the rainy season. But the later isn’t a common sighting in these waters. Big Barracuda hang out here, surgeons, snapper, grouper all hiding in the many crevasses an over hangs. With the sun behind, the wall takes on a surreal property with cathedral like caves.
It also offers some of the good snorkelling, as guests can follow the edge of the drop off catching bubbles, enjoying the abundant marine life and vibrant corals.
Sometimes during the dry season (July-Sept) this area can become inaccessible due to strong wind coming from the south.
Caves
Slight to moderate current
Brief: Wall with dramatic scenery and a deep blue back drop off, lots of marine life.
Description: Further along from Post II is a mooring buoy which is half way along the drop off. If the current is in the opposite direction both dives and snorkelers can start here and head back to Post II with the current. You can also continue on from here towards the mangrove area, before the wall peters out to become a steep sandy slope. Though it continues to be a wall for quiet some distance beyond the buoy.
As before the wall offers dramatic scenery and a deep blue back drop with lots of marine life.
Slight to moderate current
Brief: Wall with dramatic scenery and a deep blue back drop off, lots of marine life.
Description: Further along from Post II is a mooring buoy which is half way along the drop off. If the current is in the opposite direction both dives and snorkelers can start here and head back to Post II with the current. You can also continue on from here towards the mangrove area, before the wall peters out to become a steep sandy slope. Though it continues to be a wall for quiet some distance beyond the buoy.
As before the wall offers dramatic scenery and a deep blue back drop with lots of marine life.
LOVINA
Lovina Beach (or often simply Lovina) is a coastal area on the northwestern side of the island of Bali, Indonesia. The coastal strip stretches from 5 km west of the city of Singaraja to 15 km west. Singaraja is the seat of Buleleng
Regency. The Lovina area contains the small villages (from east to
west) of Pemaron, Tukad Mungga, Anturan, Banyualit, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem
and Temukus. It is becoming more popular with tourists but remains far
quieter than the tourist hotspots of the island's south side.
The area takes its name from a home owned by Pandji Tisna (1908-1978), a Regent of Buleleng and pioneer of tourism to Bali in the early 1950s. Popular activities for visitors include early-morning boat trips off the coast to see dolphins.
Around the 1950s, Anak Agung Pandji Tisna, had traveled to several countries in Europe and Asia. He stayed several weeks in Bombay (now Mumbai).
What attracted him most was the life of the people in India. By
observing the people's way of life in the area, he got the thought and
the outlook for Bali, especially the development of social welfare in
the Buleleng region. While he was in Bombay, Panji Tisna saw a place
that was beautifully laid out as a spot for leisure on the beach. The
land had much similarity with what he owned on Kampung Baru Beach –
Buleleng – North Bali, which also was between two rivers. Pandji Tisna
was inspired to create a resort like that. The land he already had in
hand.
Returning from abroad in 1953, Anak Agung Pandji Tisna immediately
began to build on his land, a cottage called Guesthouse "LOVINA". The
place was designed for the "travellers" or tourists for a vacation. The
guesthouse was furnished with three bedrooms and a small restaurant near
the sea. Some business observers claimed that the plan of Panji Tisna
would not work as expected. They thought it was too early to make
business of such a kind on a secluded beach like Tukad Cebol. Local
cultural observers stated that "Lovina" was a foreign word, not
Balinese. Furthermore, there is no letter "v" in Balinese alphabet. In
1959 Anak Agung Panji Tisna sold the Lovina Guesthouse to his relative,
Anak Agung Ngurah Sentanu, 22 years, who became the owner and manager of
Lovina. Business was going pretty well. However, there were no
travellers or tourists. Only a few of Pandji Tisna’s friends came from
America and Europe, as well as the regional government officials and
businessmen from Singaraja for a vacation. On special days such as
Sundays and holidays, like Galungan and Kuningan, many people, including students, however did come to enjoy the natural atmosphere on the beach of Tukad Cebol.
Singaraja was the capital city for Bali - Lombok, and Nusa Kecil,
maintaining a steady state as a center of government and commerce
activities for a very long time. However the conditions suddenly
changed. In early 1960, the capital moved to Denpasar. Singaraja was
left as a deserted city. Construction activities and trade plummeted in
Singaraja. It needed years to get back to normal conditions in North
Bali. The young manager, Ngurah Sentanu, had the worst experience in
running the "Lovina Guesthouse". But he accepted the task and mandate
from Panji Tisna. What the business analysts had foreseen proved to be
correct. However, was there really something wrong with Lovina?
Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur was built by Sukarno in 1963, and boosted tourism in Bali. Prior to it only three hotels existed on the island. Construction of hotels and restaurants began to spread throughout Bali. Tourism further increased on Bali after the Ngurah Rai International Airport
opened in 1970. Buleleng programmed so that the government encouraged
the tourism sector as one of the mainstays for economic progress and
social welfare. In the meantime, the spotlight focused on the role of
Lovina in the field of tourism, emerging pros and cons.
In the Eastern part of Buleleng regency, the natural fresh water pool of
Yeh Sanih, in the village of Bukti was extensively renovated and rose
as a rival to Lovina. The development of Yeh Sanih got more support than
Lovina both by the government officials. That was because Yeh Sanih was
indigenous. Meanwhile, the travel agents choose Lovina, as it was
demanded by most of the tourists.
Development of tourism in Bali increased rapidly in the 1980s. The government wanted to form tourist areas like Kuta and Sanur.
In the Buleleng district, Kalibukbuk and Air Sanih were formed as
tourist areas. The Governor of Bali wanted to show the roots of the
Balines culture by using the name of the original villages on the
tourist facilities. He also said that the use of "Lovina" should be
discontinued. The tourist businesses, therefore, began using the local
names like Angsoka, Nirvana, Lila Cita, Banyualit, Kalibukbuk, Aditya,
Ayodia, and other local names. Meanwhile, Anak Agung Panji Tisna built a
hotel called "Tasik Madu", which means "Sea of Honey", 100 meters west
of Lovina. It formed an alternative destination, without the presence of
the name Lovina. Once renovated, the "Lovina Guesthouse" opened again,
using an alias name, "Permata Cottage". Eversince, "Lovina" locked
safely by the owner, Anak Agung Ngurah Sentanu.
Lovina was already known as a tourist destination in North Bali. Tourist
companies demanded the presence of Lovina. The historical Lovina that
had been called Permata Cottages took back its original name Lovina
Beach Hotel. In 1990 Lovina covered not less than six native beaches in
two different District areas. In Buleleng District, there was the
Binaria Beach in Kalibukbuk village, the Banyualit Beach in Banyualit
village, the Kubu Gembong Beach of Anturan / Tukadmungga village, the
Hepi Beach of Tukadmungga village, and the Pemaron Beach in Pemaron
village. In the Banjar District, there was the Kampung Baru /Tukad Cebol
Beach in Kaliasem village, which is the birthplace of Lovina, and the
Temukus coastal village. All six beaches/villages combined and called
themselves Lovina Beach. Meanwhile, the official name was still
Kalibukbuk Tourism Area.
In the beginning, Lovina was rejected. However, Lovina became a blessing
to many people. The dream of Anak Agung Pandji Tisna had materialized
at last. The Lovina Beach Hotel, still exists.
One might think that "Love" and "Ina" should be read as short for "Love
Indonesia". This was not, however, the intention of Panji Tisna. The
term "INA" stands for the Indonesian contingent or group of athletes for
the Asian Games 1963. Lovina, however, was founded in 1953. According
to Panji Tisna, “Lovina” has a philosophical meaning, it is a mixture of
the two-syllable words "Love" and "Ina". The word "Love" from English
and "Ina", which is a Balinese word meaning "Mother". The meaning of
"Lovina", according to Anak Agung Panji Tisna, therefore is literally
"Love Mom" or more symbolically; "Love Mother Earth".
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